GridOriginHorizontal Property

Document object: Returns or sets the point, relative to the left edge of the page, where you want the invisible grid for drawing, moving, and resizing AutoShapes or East Asian characters to begin in the specified document. Read/write Single.

Options object: Returns or sets the point, relative to the left edge of the page, where you want the invisible grid for drawing, moving, and resizing AutoShapes or East Asian characters to begin in new documents. Read/write Single.

Example

This example sets the horizontal and vertical point of origin for the grid, sets the horizontal and vertical distance between gridlines, and then enables the Snap to grid feature for the current document.

With ActiveDocument
    .GridOriginHorizontal = 80
    .GridOriginVertical = 90
    .GridDistanceHorizontal = 9
    .GridDistanceVertical = 9
    .SnapToGrid = True
End With

This example sets the horizontal and vertical point of origin for the grid, sets the horizontal and vertical distance between gridlines, and then enables the Snap objects to grid feature for a new document.

With Options
    .GridOriginHorizontal = InchesToPoints(1)
    .GridOriginVertical = InchesToPoints(2)
    .GridDistanceHorizontal = InchesToPoints(0.1)
    .GridDistanceVertical = InchesToPoints(0.1)
    .SnapToGrid = True
End With
Documents.Add

Applies to | Document Object | Options Object

See Also | GridDistanceHorizontal Property | GridDistanceVertical Property | GridOriginFromMargin Property | GridOriginVertical Property | SnapToGrid Property